Jersey Royal potatoes...

confuddled · 20-04-2012, 17:42

i used to look forward to jersey's coming into season but last year and again this season they appear tasteless to me.
remember boiled jersey's with salt and a knob of butter?

used to be lovely. i think i'll give them a miss from now on,
what has happened to the jersey royal?

dollylovesshoes · 20-04-2012, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by confuddled

i used to look forward to jersey's coming into season but last year and again this season they appear tasteless to me.
remember boiled jersey's with salt and a knob of butter?

used to be lovely. i think i'll give them a miss from now on,
what has happened to the jersey royal?

I so agree with you ! Used to look forward to those gorgeous totts always added a sprig of fresh mint! Years ago the we're only available for such short time! Now the are available for ages.

indianwells · 20-04-2012, 18:14

Theyv'e just come into my local farm shop at £4.00 a pound. I'll be giving them an extremely wide berth! I do love them, but at that price they can bugger off.

confuddled · 20-04-2012, 18:21

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Originally Posted by indianwells

Theyv'e just come into my local farm shop at £4.00 a pound. I'll be giving them an extremely wide berth! I do love them, but at that pricer they can bugger off.

i paid £3.10 a pound as a treat for my tea last night, would have been worth it if they at least had any flavour.

Color of Night · 20-04-2012, 20:05

I agree I used to look forward to them & didn't mind payng extra for the treat but now I stay clear as they are tasteless. My hubby brought me some new potatoes home a while ago, they were from Tesco & in a sealed paper bag, they were gorgeous & when you cut in to them they were a yellow buttery colour & tasted buttery too. Wish I could remember the name of them.

Hobbit Feet · 20-04-2012, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Color of Night

I agree I used to look forward to them & didn't mind payng extra for the treat but now I stay clear as they are tasteless. My hubby brought me some new potatoes home a while ago, they were from Tesco & in a sealed paper bag, they were gorgeous & when you cut in to them they were a yellow buttery colour & tasted buttery too. Wish I could remember the name of them.

Were they cheshires?

They are really buttery and imo far superior to the jersey royal.

Color of Night · 20-04-2012, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet

Were they cheshires?

They are really buttery and imo far superior to the jersey royal.

The name doesn't ring a bell but I have a memory like a sieve. He keeps looking out for them so hopefully we will find them soon.

phill363 · 20-04-2012, 21:36

you should try anya potato's from sainsbury's, usually only about £1 a bag.

LaceyLouelle3 · 20-04-2012, 22:56

They do a tiny bag in Morrisons for £3. I almost fell off my seat when they came through my checkout, they didn't even look nice.

diablo · 21-04-2012, 02:51

I used to think they were worth the premium price at one time but for a few years now they don't taste much different to other varieties.

I think they used to grow them on fields next to sea, fertilised by swathes of seaweed. As they seem to export a million tons of them nowadays maybe there isn't enough seaweed to go round and they use cow poop instead?

diablo · 24-04-2012, 22:28

I bought a few today from a local 'better class'

supermarket we have in the North-West called Booths. I'd read in their free magazine that their buyer goes and inspects where they are grown every year to guarantee quality. Hmmm.

Well I steamed a small quantity earlier to eat with some fried dab. They were very nice, though maybe not quite as distinctive as I remember. Perhaps it makes a difference if you get the better ones from the sea slope fields strewn with seaweed like these ones.

As a comparison I also boiled a single Cyprus potato. That was very nearly as nice and at £1.99/kilo against £3.99/kilo rather better value.

In the end I covered all the potatoes with mint sauce but still the quality of both potatoes refused to be dominated - much better than little Charlottes or similar.

Swarfega · 24-04-2012, 22:38

M&S have got them, but they too are somewhere in the region of £4 a pound. They'll drop and will have offers at some point but for now at that price, I can do without.

Marks do a nice spud called Chopin. Not sure if that's just an M&S name however. They're naturally firm and buttery tasting, similar to those mentioned in other posts.

In total agreement about how nice good Jersey royals are - tons of mint and plenty of butter, marvellous.

mills705 · 25-04-2012, 13:17

The EU stopped Jersey farmers using the seaweed as a fertiliser and they now have to use something else so the taste wont be the same!
Sad really my favourite potato

whoever,hey · 25-04-2012, 19:58

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Originally Posted by mills705

The EU stopped Jersey farmers using the seaweed as a fertiliser and they now have to use something else so the taste wont be the same!
Sad really my favourite potato

Thats not what the chef on saturday kitchen said last weekend.

Not evidence, but another forum http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/...age;topic=34.0

Quote:

EU protection for Jersey Royal, grown with seaweed = true.

EU ban on seaweed = myth; sorry!

Flying Dagger · 25-04-2012, 22:45

i bought some from Asda £1-50 for 450 grams amd they tasted of nothing really.

PhoenixRises · 25-04-2012, 22:48

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Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet

Were they cheshires?

They are really buttery and imo far superior to the jersey royal.

I love it when cheshires come into season, much better than jersey royals, I never understood why people raved so much about jerseys to be honest.

Echo Zulu · 26-04-2012, 08:44

I'd recommend Sainsbury's Vivaldi potatoes, which also have a rich buttery flavour. They sell large ones in pre-packed baking potato trays (£1 I think) and the smaller ones in a kg bag. I love the baking potatoes!

Flying Dagger · 26-04-2012, 18:17

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Originally Posted by Echo Zulu

I'd recommend Sainsbury's Vivaldi potatoes, which also have a rich buttery flavour. They sell large ones in pre-packed baking potato trays (£1 I think) and the smaller ones in a kg bag. I love the baking potatoes!

Are they available all four seasons? Sorry.

confuddled · 18-05-2012, 01:25

when i lived in scotland the ayrshire potatoe used to come into season for a very short period like the jersey....they were gert lush. i need a scot to tell me they are still good

LoopyDog · 18-05-2012, 03:11

I am in Jersey for a week from Saturday so I will check out their spuds

swingaleg · 18-05-2012, 09:52

I bought a bag from Tesco last week and didn't think they were that nice...........I ended up mashing them and covering with brown sauce.............

Aarghawasp! · 18-05-2012, 17:54

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Originally Posted by confuddled

when i lived in scotland the ayrshire potatoe used to come into season for a very short period like the jersey....they were gert lush. i need a scot to tell me they are still good

You beat me to it! I was just about to say look out for Ayrshire tatties. Salt, pepper, butter and lots of chopped chives. YUM.

degsyhufc · 18-05-2012, 17:56

They were almost jizzing over jersey royals on Saturday Kitchen a few weeks back. Either it is one of those cheffy fads that they do just because it is the thing to do or they are still pretty good if you get them from the right place.
They did mention the seaweed also.

gerr60 · 18-05-2012, 18:43

Its the same with old potatos, they start growing shoot after a couple of days.

mandelifeboats · 18-05-2012, 21:42

Dunno if this is true but a friend of mine's father was a greengrocer.
Had several shops in the Middlesboro' area.
He says that the original variety that were Jersey Royals had some hideous disease in the 70s. Eventually they had to replace them with another but it was not acknowledged to the public.
Guess it would make sense cos there is now way they taste like they did.
But I have looked on google for evidence of this and can find none.
So who knows.

20-04-2012, 17:42	#1
confuddled Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,060	Jersey Royal potatoes... i used to look forward to jersey's coming into season but last year and again this season they appear tasteless to me. remember boiled jersey's with salt and a knob of butter? used to be lovely. i think i'll give them a miss from now on, what has happened to the jersey royal?

20-04-2012, 17:50	#2
dollylovesshoes Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East London Posts: 14,258	Quote: Originally Posted by confuddled i used to look forward to jersey's coming into season but last year and again this season they appear tasteless to me. remember boiled jersey's with salt and a knob of butter? used to be lovely. i think i'll give them a miss from now on, what has happened to the jersey royal? I so agree with you ! Used to look forward to those gorgeous totts always added a sprig of fresh mint! Years ago the we're only available for such short time! Now the are available for ages.

20-04-2012, 18:14	#3
indianwells Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,236	Theyv'e just come into my local farm shop at £4.00 a pound. I'll be giving them an extremely wide berth! I do love them, but at that price they can bugger off.

20-04-2012, 18:21	#4
confuddled Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,060	Quote: Originally Posted by indianwells Theyv'e just come into my local farm shop at £4.00 a pound. I'll be giving them an extremely wide berth! I do love them, but at that pricer they can bugger off. i paid £3.10 a pound as a treat for my tea last night, would have been worth it if they at least had any flavour.

20-04-2012, 20:05	#5
Color of Night Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,164	I agree I used to look forward to them & didn't mind payng extra for the treat but now I stay clear as they are tasteless. My hubby brought me some new potatoes home a while ago, they were from Tesco & in a sealed paper bag, they were gorgeous & when you cut in to them they were a yellow buttery colour & tasted buttery too. Wish I could remember the name of them.

20-04-2012, 20:12	#6
Hobbit Feet Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mole Bothering Posts: 13,960	Quote: Originally Posted by Color of Night I agree I used to look forward to them & didn't mind payng extra for the treat but now I stay clear as they are tasteless. My hubby brought me some new potatoes home a while ago, they were from Tesco & in a sealed paper bag, they were gorgeous & when you cut in to them they were a yellow buttery colour & tasted buttery too. Wish I could remember the name of them. Were they cheshires? They are really buttery and imo far superior to the jersey royal.

20-04-2012, 20:22	#7
Color of Night Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,164	Quote: Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet Were they cheshires? They are really buttery and imo far superior to the jersey royal. The name doesn't ring a bell but I have a memory like a sieve. He keeps looking out for them so hopefully we will find them soon.

20-04-2012, 21:36	#8
phill363 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 21,845	you should try anya potato's from sainsbury's, usually only about £1 a bag.

20-04-2012, 22:56	#9
LaceyLouelle3 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 6,104	They do a tiny bag in Morrisons for £3. I almost fell off my seat when they came through my checkout, they didn't even look nice.

21-04-2012, 02:51	#10
diablo Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 8,103	I used to think they were worth the premium price at one time but for a few years now they don't taste much different to other varieties. I think they used to grow them on fields next to sea, fertilised by swathes of seaweed. As they seem to export a million tons of them nowadays maybe there isn't enough seaweed to go round and they use cow poop instead?

24-04-2012, 22:28	#11
diablo Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 8,103	I bought a few today from a local 'better class' supermarket we have in the North-West called Booths. I'd read in their free magazine that their buyer goes and inspects where they are grown every year to guarantee quality. Hmmm. Well I steamed a small quantity earlier to eat with some fried dab. They were very nice, though maybe not quite as distinctive as I remember. Perhaps it makes a difference if you get the better ones from the sea slope fields strewn with seaweed like these ones. As a comparison I also boiled a single Cyprus potato. That was very nearly as nice and at £1.99/kilo against £3.99/kilo rather better value. In the end I covered all the potatoes with mint sauce but still the quality of both potatoes refused to be dominated - much better than little Charlottes or similar.

24-04-2012, 22:38	#12
Swarfega Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 1,462	M&S have got them, but they too are somewhere in the region of £4 a pound. They'll drop and will have offers at some point but for now at that price, I can do without. Marks do a nice spud called Chopin. Not sure if that's just an M&S name however. They're naturally firm and buttery tasting, similar to those mentioned in other posts. In total agreement about how nice good Jersey royals are - tons of mint and plenty of butter, marvellous.

25-04-2012, 13:17	#13
mills705 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 549	The EU stopped Jersey farmers using the seaweed as a fertiliser and they now have to use something else so the taste wont be the same! Sad really my favourite potato

25-04-2012, 19:58	#14
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	Quote: Originally Posted by mills705 The EU stopped Jersey farmers using the seaweed as a fertiliser and they now have to use something else so the taste wont be the same! Sad really my favourite potato Thats not what the chef on saturday kitchen said last weekend. Not evidence, but another forum http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/...age;topic=34.0 Quote: EU protection for Jersey Royal, grown with seaweed = true. EU ban on seaweed = myth; sorry!

25-04-2012, 22:45	#15
Flying Dagger Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 1,359	i bought some from Asda £1-50 for 450 grams amd they tasted of nothing really.

25-04-2012, 22:48	#16
PhoenixRises Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,563	Quote: Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet Were they cheshires? They are really buttery and imo far superior to the jersey royal. I love it when cheshires come into season, much better than jersey royals, I never understood why people raved so much about jerseys to be honest.

26-04-2012, 08:44	#17
Echo Zulu Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 233	I'd recommend Sainsbury's Vivaldi potatoes, which also have a rich buttery flavour. They sell large ones in pre-packed baking potato trays (£1 I think) and the smaller ones in a kg bag. I love the baking potatoes!

26-04-2012, 18:17	#18
Flying Dagger Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 1,359	Quote: Originally Posted by Echo Zulu I'd recommend Sainsbury's Vivaldi potatoes, which also have a rich buttery flavour. They sell large ones in pre-packed baking potato trays (£1 I think) and the smaller ones in a kg bag. I love the baking potatoes! Are they available all four seasons? Sorry.

18-05-2012, 01:25	#19
confuddled Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,060	when i lived in scotland the ayrshire potatoe used to come into season for a very short period like the jersey....they were gert lush. i need a scot to tell me they are still good

18-05-2012, 03:11	#20
LoopyDog Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Swindon Posts: 1,319	I am in Jersey for a week from Saturday so I will check out their spuds

18-05-2012, 09:52	#21
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	I bought a bag from Tesco last week and didn't think they were that nice...........I ended up mashing them and covering with brown sauce.............

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18-05-2012, 17:54	#22
Aarghawasp! Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,947	Quote: Originally Posted by confuddled when i lived in scotland the ayrshire potatoe used to come into season for a very short period like the jersey....they were gert lush. i need a scot to tell me they are still good You beat me to it! I was just about to say look out for Ayrshire tatties. Salt, pepper, butter and lots of chopped chives. YUM.

18-05-2012, 17:56	#23
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	They were almost jizzing over jersey royals on Saturday Kitchen a few weeks back. Either it is one of those cheffy fads that they do just because it is the thing to do or they are still pretty good if you get them from the right place. They did mention the seaweed also.

18-05-2012, 18:43	#24
gerr60 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 715	Its the same with old potatos, they start growing shoot after a couple of days.

18-05-2012, 21:42	#25
mandelifeboats Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 872	Dunno if this is true but a friend of mine's father was a greengrocer. Had several shops in the Middlesboro' area. He says that the original variety that were Jersey Royals had some hideous disease in the 70s. Eventually they had to replace them with another but it was not acknowledged to the public. Guess it would make sense cos there is now way they taste like they did. But I have looked on google for evidence of this and can find none. So who knows.